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Leading sports organisations
join forces to create Alliance
for Sport Recovery following
Australian bushfiresFebruary 28, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia has joined forces with the Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia and the Australian Sports Foundation to form the Alliance for Sport Recovery.
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Phillips calls for Commonwealth Games focus to remain in sports funding
February 17, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia chief executive officer Craig Phillips says downgrading the importance of the Commonwealth Games will jeopardise Australia’s performance in Birmingham in 2022 and beyond.
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Petria Thomas headlines impressive list for AIS 2020 Executive Program
February 11, 2020Olympic gold medallist and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Chef de Mission Petria Thomas OAM, and four-time Olympic basketballer Lauren Jackson are amongst an impressive list of women who have been selected for the second year of a 12-month female performance leadership program.
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Auckland medal winners
McMahon and Griggs feature in Australia Day HonoursJanuary 26, 2020Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of their medal winning performances at the Auckland 1990 Commonwealth Games, former Commonwealth Games teammates Johanna Griggs and Dr Jennifer McMahon have received Australia Day honours.
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Commonwealth Games Australia
to assist bushfire recoveryJanuary 16, 2020Commonwealth Games Australia has pledged $25,000 to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal, along with a commitment to join national sporting partners in a program of activities to assist with the recovery in affected areas.
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Vale Alex Fulcher MBE OAM
January 13, 2020It is with sadness we advise of the passing of Commonwealth Games NSW President Alex Fulcher.
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Hockeyroo Amy Lawton named Emerging Athlete of the Year
December 11, 2019Rising hockey star Amy Lawton has capped off a remarkable 12 months by winning the Emerging Athlete of the Year Award at the AIS Sport Performance Awards (#ASPAs) in Sydney.
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Kurt Fearnley scholarship holders on fire in 2019
December 3, 2019It’s fitting that the patron of this year’s International Day of People with Disability is two-time Commonwealth Games champion Kurt Fearnley.
